Earth's Greatest Magus

Chapter 2712: Alfa

The lower decks of Alfa Station were nothing like the glittering upper rings. Crowded walkways wound between stacked slum houses of patched plasteel and scrap wiring, neon signs flickered in alien scripts above stalls peddling black-market goods, and the air was thick with the stench of oil, ozone, and grilled street food.Forty years ago, Emery remembered these levels being rough but livable. Now, it was something else entirely. With the endless wars raging across the Magus realms, Alfa’s council had directed the vast tide of refugees here. The numbers were staggering. Families camped inside gutted freighters or stacked shipping containers, others inside houses built from broken hull plates, patched with rags and resin. It was a living sea of desperation.

The influx had warped the economy here. Every vital item—food, medical brews, spare clothing—had become gold. But the real spike was in survival gear and ship parts. With so many refugees forced to live aboard damaged vessels, any scrap of parts was fought over like treasure. What might have cost a few million spirit stones in peacetime now climbed into the tens of millions.

Brollak, the hulking grand magus, spat his irritation. "A few years ago, this price could buy a brand-new medium-class ship." He also warned that the chaos meant installations would drag on for days, even weeks, as engineers were buried in backlogs, overrun with panicked customers.

Emery didn’t argue. Instead, he pulled a storage ring from his sleeve and tossed it casually. Brollak caught it, and the weight of one hundred million spirit stones smiles at him.

"Make sure it’s done in three days," Emery said, voice firm. He planned to leave by then, wether he could meet Arbor master or not.

y-nine percent.

The auction staff nearly lost their composure, clearly thrilled to secure such a rare item. Emery, meanwhile, only gave a faint smile. He had left the Skyroot faction with thirty of them and still kept more than a dozen. Offering one was enough; scarcity would drive the value higher.

His submission earned him one of the auction’s private VIP rooms. Inside, protective arrays ensured complete privacy, even against divine sense. Emery tested the barrier and was satisfied to find the other fifty rooms sealed just as tightly.

Soon after, the auction began with its usual ceremony. The host’s voice carried across the grand hall, announcing the prestige of the weekly gathering before the first treasures were brought forth to be bid upon.